Article: Greece praises EU court adviser's recommendation to protect rights to name of feta cheese


AP Worldstream
05-12-2005
Dateline: ATHENS, Greece
Greece's government on Thursday praised a recommendation calling feta cheese a solely Greek product and advising a European Union court to protect the name throughout the EU.

Advocate General Ruiz Jarabo advised the European Court of Justice on Tuesday that the name "feta" meets the requirements of a designation of origin.

Jarabo said feta describes a cheese originating in a substantial part of Greece whose characteristics are derived from its geographical environment, and whose production, processing and preparation are carried out in a defined area.

"This development is extremely positive in light of the final ruling of the highest European ...

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